Is Dragon Skin worth the $$$ (up to $3,000)? Or should I go for more "tried and trusted" body armour technology?
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MetalRain
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It all depends on what your needs are. If you get hit with anything bigger than the 5.56mm or higher velocity larger pistol round nothing is going to protect you unless you have heavy ceramic plates or titanium plates. Or are very lucky. A hit in the upper leg can cause death faster than some center mass hits. Getting hit with a bigger caliber round causes death quickly not only because of damage to your body but the trauma. The energy it releases into your body can put you into shock quickly and you can die from that just as fast as blood lose, unless a major artery is severed in which case you bleed out quickly. The advantage to Dragon Skin is flexibility. If you are going to wear it for long times I would think it would be worth it for comfort purposed. In any type of combat fatigue is a huge issue.
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dragon skin does have the advantage of being able to receive multiple hits without immediate failure. Kevlar vests degrade quickly and can fail if a sucessive bullet hits the same location as a previous hit. dragon skin can stop 7.62 rifle rounds but not sure about AP. The scale/layered effect of the platelets does a good job of distributing the impact energy reducing blunt force trauma.
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I wouldn't recomend DragonSkin for a soldier who isn't in the direct line of fire. It's a waste of money for something you'll not likely need. However, DragonSkin has been tested and proven to be far more adequate than the IBA in a close combat situation. DragonSkin was proven to be survivable to 5mm shrapnel deep within a 20meter M69 kill radius. But I'm Signal so what the hell do I know.
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If I may point out, it didn't do the dragon much good.
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Dragonskin for grunts, normal ballistic plates for support perssonell
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It is worth it when you need it. As with all armor. If you expect a firefight that you will be hit more than once, get it. Trauma plates help everything. What is you budget for your life?
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